Officers
President through 2020:
Katherine Perone, DSW, MSW, LSW
Associate Professor/Director of Field Education
Western Illinois University
Department of Health Sciences and Social Work
ke-perone@wiu.edu
Program Chair through 2020:
Evalyne (Ruby) Orwenyo, MA, MSW
Phd Candidate
Rutgers University
kerubo.orwenyo@rutgers.edu
Program Chair 2021-2022:
Doug Crews, PhD, MSW, Mdiv
Assistant Professor
Belmont University
Social Work Department
douglas.crews@belmont.edu
Treasurer through 2022:
John Conahan, PhD, LCSW
Associate Professor of Social Work
Kutztown University
conahan@kutztown.edu
Secretary through 2022:
Becky Logue-Conroy, MSW
PhD Candidate
Rutgers University
rebecca.logueconroy@rutgers.edu
Affiliate Representatives to Southwestern Social Science Association Committees
Budget/Financial Policies Committee:
John Conahan, PhD, LCSW
Treasurer, Social Work
conahan@kutztown.edu
Editorial Policies Committee:
Evalyne (Ruby) Orwenyo, MA, MSW, PhD Candidate
Program Chair, Social Work
kerubo.orwenyo@rutgers.edu
Membership Committee:
Katherine Perone, DSW, MSW, LSW
President, Social Work
ke-perone@wiu.edu
Resolutions Committee:
Katherine Perone, DSW, MSW, LSW
President, Social Work
ke-perone@wiu.edu
Site Policy Committee:
Doug Crews, PhD, MSW, MDiv
Program Chair, Social Work
douglas.crews@belmont.edu
Student Travel Grant Committee:
Gabriele Plickert, PhD
Assistant Professor
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Member, Social Work
gplickert@cpp.edu
Social Work Affiliate Social Media Director/SSSA Communications Committee:
Christopher Ponce
Sociology/Social Work Student
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Member, Social Work
christopherp@cpp.edu